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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

More in it for the kicks than the ticks these days, but still nice to get over the 200 line this evening

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Juvenile Peregrine vs Juvenile Osprey today at Poole Harbour #DorsetBirds @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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Lesser Spot Network @lesserspotnet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Watch BBC Countryfile tonight, BBC One at 7:15. Woodpecker Network and @lesserspotnet.bsky.social volunteers, Ken and Linda Smith, will be in the New Forest talking about and looking for Woodpeckers.

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

There are now two more female Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers out in the world! What a joy it’s been to share this patch of woodland with these incredible birds for the last 11 days. Thanks to @lesserspotnet.bsky.social for the guidance. The clearing feels very quiet now! #HantsBirds #NewForest

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And away… I must have just missed this little one fledging this morning. She was sat in the adjacent beech for an hour calling to be fed. Soon after she was chasing her mother around further afield. One left to go! #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Looking for the exits. The LSW chicks are very restless now - sticking their heads out the hole and yelling at their parents. Fecal sacs are no longer being removed. A chance they could fledge today at ≈22 days old. Both appear to be female #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Two healthy chicks seen this morning - great to see both survived the Jay attack. They’re roughly 18 days old so due to fledge quite soon. The female parent seems to be visiting the nest less often now #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I fell asleep last night with ringing in my ears. It took a moment to realise it was the sound of LSW chicks. Jaygate is over for now - still at least one chick calling today. We’ll find out how many tomorrow morning #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The chicks are getting larger and louder now. That was until a Jay stuck its head in the nest cavity tonight. I don’t think it took a chick, at least one still calling, albeit much quieter now. Perhaps it’s the remaining younger chick or just spooked #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In 2.5 years I had only ever seen a female LSW, even when I found a nest late on Friday as only the female seemed to be visiting. So I was thrilled to see this male turn up on Saturday morning strutting his stuff! #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

All the early February mornings trying to understand a LSW territory paid off today when I finally went looking for nests. Amazingly, this was the last tree on my list! #HantsBirds #NewForest @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A heavily cropped photo of a Marsh Harrier food pass at RSPB Ham Wall on Monday #SomersetBirds #SomersetLevels

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Great day at Shapwick Heath and Ham Wall today with 6 Bearded Tit, 6 Marsh Harrier, 4 Bittern, 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Crane, 1 Hobby, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Garden Warbler, and 1 Pochard #SomersetBirds #SomersetLevels

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I noticed this fledgling Dartford Warbler staring at me from between two leaves on Sunday, so I took a quick snap, stepped back a few paces and watched as the parents stripped caterpillars from bushes and busily fed it. Seemed to be a lot of food available #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I’ve seen this female LSW all three mornings I’ve gone out this week at 6:40-7:00am, drumming on a variety of different posts. No sign of a male yet. Is she perhaps an unpaired female looking for a male? Or is this normal behaviour? #NewForest #HantsBirds @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Willow Warbler foraging in Matley Wood yesterday evening #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Great to see my first fledglings of the year yesterday. This Song Thrush was invisible against the leaf litter until it was flushed into some nearby ivy #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Dartford Warbler calling and pulling caterpillars from gorse bushes this morning #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Definitely a male Cirl Bunting this time. Can anyone tell me if the second bird is a female Cirl Bunting or Yellowhammer? #DevonBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A Dunnock posing in between calling yesterday in Busketts Lawn Inclosure #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Male Crossbill at Busketts Lawn today. I love how they give themselves away by sending pine cones crashing to the floor #HantsBirds #NewForest

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The Rushpole Wood area was absolutely brimming with Firecrests today. Well over 30 seen/heard on a 5 hour walk, far surpassing Goldcrests and considerably more than I have experienced in the New Forest before #HantsBirds #NewForest #Firecrest

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A Raven leaving its perch on Woodbury Hill this morning #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

When the sun came out yesterday thousands of insects emerged on Grimley Lakes and the Reed Buntings became very active chasing them down #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Four Sand Martin dropped into Camp Lane Pits at 3:40pm and then flew back towards the river #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Highlights at Clifton Pits this afternoon: 33 Lapwing, 24 Pintail, 14 Teal, 7 Tufted, 6 Shelduck, 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Oyster Catcher, 2 Lesser Scaup, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Red Kite, and 1 Cackling Goose #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A pair of Siskins hanging upside down chewing on alder seeds at Camp Lane Pits, Grimley #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Larking around at Church Farm Pits this afternoon #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A wily male Common Pheasant making it through the shooting season in Hallow #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A Treecreeper picking out a fly from a lichen-covered oak tree in Lyndhurst Cemetery #HantsBirds #NewForest

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A pair of Ravens 1.25km away on Hart Hill seen from Acres Down. Also one Goshawk towards Bolderwood scattering a flock of Wood Pigeons before flying a circuit of its territory and three Woodlark in display flight above me #HantsBirds #NewForest

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Stumbled across a small pond with around 8 common frogs breeding this morning out in the New Forest. Also 1 Goshawk tearing through the woods, 6 Hawfinch, 2 Marsh Tit and a distantly heard Lesser Spotted Woodpecker #NewForest #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Goldcrest sitting still for a brief moment at Blashford Lakes yesterday. Also Pintail, Goldeneye, Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, and Sparrowhawk #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

As I saw a raptor circle a patch of woodland yesterday I instinctively thought buzzard but something was off. Lifting my camera I thought, perhaps a Goshawk stretching its legs? Then it dawned on me I was watching a Hen Harrier (f) wheeling around. Won’t forget that in a hurry! #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A Wren doing its best Treecreeper impression #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Finishing my second year of birding with a UK list of 187 (48 added this year). Some incredible moments. I’ve also realised I’ve managed to see a lifer every month since I started - a streak that I imagine isn’t going to last for much longer! Here’s to seeing a Lesser Whitethroat in 2026! 🤞

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Left the team on 83 species at midday for the Grimley Winter All Dayer. My best: Pintail, Goldeneye, Shelduck, Raven, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kite, Fieldfare, Redwing #WorcsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

An autumnal Marsh Tit chewing on a berry in Ocknell Inclosure #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

A frenetic little fizz of life: coal tit foraging in Ocknell Inclosure #HantsBirds

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Pied Sandpiper @piedsandpiper.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Goldcrest hanging from a yew tree in Ocknell Inclosure, New Forest #HantsBirds

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